Thursday, October 13, 2011

Of Breakfast, Lunch...and...Ducks?

Lama ye tak citer bab makan-makan. Bukan I tak masak...hari-hari @nowmememasak. 
Don't get it? Now Me memasak....ekekeke! Alaa...macam kat twitter tu...hiks!
Okay...tak nak citer panjang-panjang, nanti melalut pulak. 
So, let's check my breakfast this morning. Mode: tengah rajin ni...breakfast on a week day pun mememasak tau. ;)
 You all tau ke apa ni?
Inilah Nasi Lemuni...lagi sedap dari nasi lemak.
I dah memang teringin nak makan ni...daun lemuni dah lama petik from my friend's lemuni tree.
Tapi duk terperuk dalam fridge for some time now...
FYI, daun lemuni ni, kalau kita simpan berapa lama pun, ia tetap tahan.
So, meaning, lemuni ni has all the awet muda properties.
And, ehem, I have been eating this since I was ten!
 This time around, I makan nasi lemuni dengan sambal ikan kayu/aya.
Just masak nasi ni macam nasi lemak biasa..letak halba, lada hitam,
bawang merah/kecil dan halia yang dihiris.
Mmmm...as I'm writing this, masih terasa lagi pahit-pahit sedap nasi ni!

Semalam I masak lunch yang paling simple...sebab tu, hari ni masak nasi lemuni. Mana tahan weh, tak makan nasi sehari. At least one meal makan nasi. Tak gemuk weh, kalo makan nasi...bukannye kita makan sampai semangkuk nasi tambah tu. Makan ala kadar. je..hehehe!
My lunch yesterday:

Bihun sup...with minced meat and sweet radish toppings.
My soup base this time was the ordinary sup tulang.
The recipe calls for cili padi potong in soy sauce, 
but I'm so used to eating noodles soup with sambal kicap for condiments. :D
Bihun sup for dinner too! I don't mind noodles day in, day out!

And, look what I found at the back lane of my house yesterday afternoon....

 Itik gembo-gembo! Peking duck, anyone? erkkk ;p

Updated: 
For those who would wondering how lemuni leaves look like...hee hee hee hee...(the laughs of Michael Douglas in The War of the Roses...hehe...I'm watching while updating this!!) ;) 
 Pic: Google

 

24 comments:

zarin said...

kak lili
first time i dengar nasi lemuni. i thot nasi kebuli tadi.
cemana pulak rupa daun lemuni tu ye? itu pun i tk pernah dengar..erkkk jakun jap :D

Ibu n Abah said...

Lili...
FYI.... Chewah... Eksyenlah tu...
Masa i kecik2 lagi i dah kenal pokok lemuni.. Kecik2 lagi i dah tau sedapnya nasi lemuni... Kecik2 lagu i dah panjat pokok lemuni... Hahahahahahaha....
Arwah mak i masak nasi lemuni mmglah sangat sedappp... I boleh terasa2 ditekak hingga kehari ni... Hehehehe...
Walhalnya last my arwah mak masak 30 years ago....

Ibu n Abah said...

Lili...
FYI.... Chewah... Eksyenlah tu...
Masa i kecik2 lagi i dah kenal pokok lemuni.. Kecik2 lagi i dah tau sedapnya nasi lemuni... Kecik2 lagu i dah panjat pokok lemuni... Hahahahahahaha....
Arwah mak i masak nasi lemuni mmglah sangat sedappp... I boleh terasa2 ditekak hingga kehari ni... Hehehehe...
Walhalnya last my arwah mak masak 30 years ago....

Lili said...

Zarin,

Nasi lemuni memang staple kat utara ni. (See gambar yg I baru updated!)
Macam nasi lemak jugak..sedap tau! Pucuk lemuni ni boleh buat ulam. Campur dengan ulam2 lain boleh jadi bahan nasi ulam. Sangat syiok! hehe!

Lili said...

Akak,

Wah..seronoknya dia memanjat...I bagaikan ternampak-nampak you sedang panjat pokok lemuni!
So, when was the last time you makan nasi lemuni? I ken..dalam tahun ni saje dah tiga kali makan yang beli punya...tapi tak sesedap homemade ken? Hari ni kira I membalas dendam! hahaha))

Fadhil said...

At last... now I know how the daun lemuni looks like. A friend of mine who had stayed in Penang for many years, told me of this nasi lemuni. Sedap sangat, katanya.

Now... bila lah agaknya dapat pi Penang lagi nak cuba try makan ni...

CS said...

Lili
Takkan boleh main cakap2 n tunjuk2 gambar kat blog ajeeee...ken?

Camana kita tau NL tu sesungguhnya syedap kalau takde diantara kita pernah merasainya lagi??

Bisa diposlaju ya Buk Lili??

Lili said...

Oldstock,

Hehe...kena datang Penang or Ipoh baru boleh makan nasi ni! Really, it is sedap sangat. ;)

Lili said...

CS,

Ye, boleh...sebut je bila you nak makan, I akan poslajukan bunches of this leaves. Lepas tu, you masak ek! ;)

psst...tetibe jer terasa 'omei-omei'!

zarin said...

kak lili
i pun sokong CS hikhik
harus di pos laju jugak those leaves tu.. ada rasa mcm daun putat ke?

Lili said...

Hahaha Zarin ni! Kak Som tu nak nasi lemuni siap masak dah!

BTW, kat KL dan sewaktu dengannya takde ke pokok ni? Harus ada....sebab I biasa nampak kat Kajang.

Pucuk putat rasa lemak2, lemuni ni a bit pahit tapi tolerable...(lupa perkataaan Melayu for this hehe!). Bila dah blend daun ni dan masak nasi lemak, memang tak pahit langsung. To me lah, at least! :D

Wan Sharif said...

Alamak saya belum lunch lagi.. nak kena rush balik kerumah.. lapar gila bila terbaca betapa sedapnya your nasi lemuni..
Nanti Yoh Wang share this post with Mok Wang.. mana tahu tetiba Mok Wang memasak nasi lemuni ;))
P.s. We have a lot of putat trees in Dungun.. ada resepi nasi putat ke? ;))

Lili said...

Ayoh Wang,

What kept you from taking lunch? Haha! Well, I'm sure Mok Wang knows how to make this. Simple aje, just masukkan daun lemuni yang dah diblend.

My version of nasi putat would be piping hot nasi putih, pucuk putat and sambal nyiur! Goreng pulak ikanG pekasam...hui, memang tak terkata! Hehe

Anonymous said...

gimme that bihun soup anytime. pagi, petang, malam tak cerewet.

never seen or tasted that lemuni thinghy. tengok pic pun tak leh figure.

have a nice evening

Lili said...

Noir,

Well then, this is something new you've just learnt! ;)

kak ja said...

Lili, I ada sejarah itam legam dgn NL nih.. terlampau legam sampai i tak sanggup nak citer..

muakakakaakakaaaa..

Lili said...

Ja,

Citer aje ler..atau, I rasa I boleh teka. Tentu you dah guna lemuni hitam instead of putih, ye? Pastu, you blend banyak2 buat NL. Weh, I suka hat hitam lagi..this one I buat tak berapa nak hitam. Bau dia pun tak linger kat jari jemariku yang runcing ni..ahaks! (bueekkk!)

Nurie said...

My late mom used to cook nasi lemuni, makan with kari ikan bilis...it has been ages since I have it, yr picture made me drool!
Kalau balik butterworth kena pi cari daun lemuni lah!

Ibu n Abah said...

lili..
i tahu sejarah hitam legam ja dengan pokok lemuni...
mungkin"
1. Mak tok ja pernah mematahkan ranting pokok lemuni dan dibuatnya 'menyebat' ja masa kecik dulu...
2. ja pernah memanjat pokok lemuni tapi tak pandai turun... sampai kena panggil bomba...
3. ja pernah panjat pokok lemuni dan terjatuh depan jejaka idaman... ish..ish..ish.. kesian....

kak ja said...

Akaaaaakkkkk!!! meh sini nak cili molot tu!! pepandai je merekacipta sejarah palsu!!

Lili said...

Nurie,

Balik cuti lama ari tu, tak sempat balik Butterworth ke? Hehhe...kalo tak sure dah makan nasi ni ye? ;)

Well, me too..tengok gambar ni, rasa nak masak lain! haahaha))

Lili said...

Akak,

Sebenarnya, I dah tau citer lemuni Ja. Saje, nak perangat dia...hahahaha! Tapi your 'rekacipta' drama tu sangat menghiburkan hati! Oops, sowi Ja!

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Ja,

Daripada you mencili molot Akak, apa kata you tumbuk aje cili buat sambal belacan..sedap tau makan dengan nasi lemuni. Adeh..kepalaku!

Lee said...

Hi Lili, I have never heard of this nasi what you call it? Ahhh... nasi lemuni. looks delicious!
Never seen rice that colour too.....
Ini leapas makan nak duduk relax....then tutup mata 60 winks. Ha ha.
Have a nice day, Lili and keep a song in your heart.
Lee.

Lili said...

Lee,

It's nasi lemak only of a different version. So, just imagine eating nasi lemak with herbs! ;)